²⁰ My soul is consumed with longing
    for your ordinances at all times.^(A)

² My soul longs, indeed it faints,
    for the courts of the Lord;
my heart and my flesh sing for joy
    to the living God.^(A)

¹ O God, you are my God; I seek you;
    my soul thirsts for you;
my flesh faints for you,
    as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.^(A)

¹³¹ With open mouth I pant,
    because I long for your commandments.^(A)

⁴⁰ See, I have longed for your precepts;
    in your righteousness be gracious to me.^[a](A)

¹ As a deer longs for flowing streams,
    so my soul longs for you, O God.^(A)
2 My soul thirsts for God,
    for the living God.
When shall I come and behold
    the face of God?^(B)

¹⁷⁴ I long for your salvation, O Lord,
    and your law is my delight.

¹¹ My foot has held fast to his steps;
    I have kept his way and have not turned aside.^(A)
12 I have not departed from the commandment of his lips;
    I have treasured his words in my bosom.^[a](B)